Animal Care Services will host a FREE Microchip MANIA clinic this Friday, July 3rd from 2 to 6 p.m. at John James Park at 1300 Rittiman Road. The clinics are held for City of San Antonio pet owners in support of the community’s new pet licensing law, which requires registered microchips. Both dogs and cats […]
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Forget looking at animal videos during your lunch hour. Animal Care Services (ACS) is bringing real puppies and kittens to the downtown area for you to pet, play with, and walk. ACS is partnering with the Main Plaza Conservancy to help “rescue” downtown workers and visitors with a new shelter pet interaction program. Pets on […]
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As San Antonio continues to strive towards No Kill, Animal Care Services (ACS) is participating in a nationwide effort to mark similar lifesaving efforts. Thursday, June 11th, ACS will join hundreds of pet agencies throughout the country in observing “Just One Day” to advocate for shelter adoptions and eliminate the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable pets. […]
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Microchips. They’re the modern day version of the ID tag. They hold a pet owners’ information, so that veterinary offices and animal shelters that receive lost pets can scan a pet, gather your contact information, and return your lost pet home to you. Beginning June 30, 2015, microchips will be the required ID for pet […]
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San Antonio Pets Alive (SAPA!) is bursting at the seams with kittens right now — mostly because this is the time of the year when there is a huge spike in kitten births. But partly because the recent rains have forced stray momma cats and their kittens out of hiding and into shelters. If you […]
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At age 12, Callie, a Golden Retriever, was diagnosed with cancer. “She had tumors on her spleen and liver,” says Callie’s pet parent, Charlie Piscitello, Petco Foundation’s Board Chair. “Through proper support, we gave her a pretty full life without too much discomfort. She lived to 15. But I know first-hand the suffering that can […]
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The City of San Antonio’s Animal Care Services (ACS) operates a Pet Pantry that helps local pet owners struggling to feed their companion animals. The program, however, is running low on supplies and is asking the public to donate any new or gently used pet related items including pet food, litter, towels and newspaper. Cat […]
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It’s official. San Antonio City Council unanimously approved a new pet licensing program making a registered microchip the primary means of licensing for pets living within the San Antonio city limits. While other communities encourage microchipping with differential licensing fees or other programs, San Antonio is the largest city in the nation to use registered […]
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About the Author

Cathy M. Rosenthal has more than 25 years of experience in public relations, communications and humane education in the animal welfare field. She has worked for local humane societies and national humane groups, appearing on hundreds of television and radio news and public affairs programs to address animal issues. She currently is a consultant for local and national animal welfare organizations, writing grants, annual reports and other marketing materials. She is also the author of several children's books about animals.